Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing control program capable of processing document data

Abstract

An image processing method of forming images of data onto a plurality of recording media each having an obverse surface and a reverse surface is disclosed. This method has a recognizing step of recognizing a delimiter of the data in document data and a recognizing step of, in the case where the delimiter of the data is recognized in the recognizing step when an image process is executed so as to form the image onto the obverse surface of a predetermined recording medium, recognizing an instruction showing either a mode to continue the image forming operation to the reverse surface of the recording medium or a mode to exchange the recording medium and continue the image forming operation from the obverse surface of another recording medium.

1. An image processing apparatus for causing an image forming device to form images of data arranged in a table row by row onto a plurality of recording media each having an obverse surface and a reverse surface, said image processing apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to set an instruction for a break key to be followed when the image forming device has formed images of the rows before a data break in a break key on the obverse surface of a certain recording medium, wherein the break key is a column of the table by which the data is sorted, the data break indicates a point in the data at which sorted values in the break key change, and the instruction is to enter a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the reverse surface of the certain recording medium, or a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the obverse surface of another recording medium; a recognizing unit configured to recognize the data break in the break key; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, if said recognizing unit recognizes the data break in the break key when the image forming device forms the images of the data on the obverse surface of the certain recording medium, the instruction for the break key set by said setting unit; and a control unit configured to control the image forming device to form the images of the data in accordance with the instruction obtained by said obtaining unit. 
     
     
       2. An apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein if the instruction obtained by said obtaining unit is to enter the mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the obverse surface of the other recording medium, said control unit controls the image forming device to make the reverse surface of the certain recording medium blank. 
     
     
       3. An apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said control unit, said recognizing unit, and said obtaining unit use a function provided by a library having an overlay printing function. 
     
     
       4. An apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said recognizing unit recognizes the data break in at least two columns of the table, and wherein said obtaining unit obtains the instruction for each of the at least two columns. 
     
     
       5. An image processing method for causing an image forming device to form images of data arranged in a table row by row onto a plurality of recording media each having an obverse surface and a reverse surface, said image processing method comprising a setting step of setting an instruction for a break key to be followed when the image forming device has formed images of the rows before a data break in a break key on the obverse surface of a certain recording medium, wherein the break key is a column of the table by which the data is sorted, the data break indicates a point in the data at which sorted values in the break key change, and the instruction is to enter a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the reverse surface of the certain recording medium, or a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the obverse surface of another recording medium; a recognizing step of recognizing the data break in the break key; an obtaining step of obtaining, if in said recognizing step, the data break in the break key is recognized when the image forming device forms the images of the data on the obverse surface of the recording medium, the instruction for the break key set in said setting step; and
 a control step of controlling the image forming device to form the images of the data in accordance with the instruction obtained in said obtaining step. 
 
     
     
       6. A method according to  claim 5 , further comprising a setting step of setting the instruction for the break key in accordance with a user operation. 
     
     
       7. A method according to  claim 5 , wherein if the instruction obtained in said obtaining step is to enter the mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the obverse surface of the other recording medium, in said control step the image forming device is controlled to make the reverse surface of the certain recording medium blank. 
     
     
       8. A method according to  claim 5 , wherein said control step, said recognizing step, and said obtaining step use a function provided by a library having an overlay printing function. 
     
     
       9. A method according to  claim 5 , wherein in said recognizing step, the data break is recognized in at least two columns of the table, and in said obtaining step, the instruction is obtained for each of the at least two columns. 
     
     
       10. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a computer to execute steps for causing an image forming program to form images of data arranged in a table row by row onto a plurality of recording media each having an obverse surface and a reverse surface, said image processing method comprising: a setting step of setting an instruction for a break key to be followed when the image forming device has formed images of the rows before a data break in a break key on the obverse surface of a certain recording medium, wherein the break key is a column of the table by which the data is sorted, the data break indicates a point in the data at which sorted values in the break key change, and the instruction is to enter a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the reverse surface of the certain recording medium, or a mode of forming images of the rows after the data break on the obverse surface of another recording medium; a recognizing step of recognizing the data break in the break key; an obtaining step of obtaining, if in said recognizing step, the data break in the break key is recognized when the image forming device forms the images of the data on the obverse surface of the certain recording medium, the instruction for the break key set in said setting step; and a control step of controlling the image forming device to form the images of the data in accordance with the instruction obtained in said instruction obtaining step. 
     
     
       11. A storage medium according to  claim 10 , further comprising a setting step of setting the instruction for the break key in accordance with a user operation. 
     
     
       12. A storage medium according to  claim 10 , wherein if the instruction obtained in said obtaining step is to enter the mode of forming the images of the data on the obverse surface of the other recording medium, in said control step the image forming device is controlled to make the reverse surface of the recording medium blank. 
     
     
       13. A storage medium according to  claim 10 , wherein said control step, said recognizing step, and said obtaining step use a function provided by a library having an overlay printing function. 
     
     
       14. A storage medium according to  claim 10 , wherein in said recognizing step, the data break is recognized in at least two columns of the table, and in said obtaining step, the instruction is obtained for each of the at least two columns.